Study Guide for Bible Section
Content provided by Dr. Barry Ross
There is no streaming audio. Dr. Ross did not conduct a study session. The only thing he did was give a copy of the following information to students.
Expectations:
You will be expected to write comprehensively on ONE of the topics listed below, including in your response all of the aspects listed under each topic. My class handouts are the basis for your preparation.
From the course: History and Geography of Ancient Israel
Topic 1: Creation
Who created
Creation ex nihilo
The view of humankind
Summary of OT theology of creation
New creation in the OT
New creation in the NT
Topic 2: The Overarching Message/Structure of the Whole Bible
The Bible’s bookends
The Bible’s contents
The Intersection of the Cross of Christ
Topic 3: The Covenant
A discussion of the crucial text: Exodus 5:1–6:8.
Why is Exodus 6:7a a pivotal statement?
What are the basic elements in an ancient near east treaty form?
Show how Exodus 20:2-23, Deuteronomy 1–30 and Joshua 24:2b-27
illustrate this treaty form.
Compare and contrast the Sinai and Golgotha Covenants.
The renewal of the Covenant at Shechem (Joshua 24).
Topic 4: Dignity of All Persons
A clear explanation of the poem about
“The Excellent Wife/Woman” of Proverbs 31:10-31.
Show how Ruth the Moabitess is an “Excellent Woman.
Clearly show the connections between Ruth, the woman with a name,
and the woman without a name of Proverbs 31:10-31
Topic 5: Kingship Requested/Covenant Rejected
The meaning of kingship in the Old Testament
Kingship in the ancient near eastern context
The elders’ request for a king
From the course: Prophecy and Wisdom of Ancient Israel
Topic 6: Who was the Old Testament Prophet?
The OT prophet’s call
Terms and titles for the OT prophet, including the false prophet
Topic 7: The Biblical View of History
The Old Testament
The New Testament
The Arena of God
Topic 8: A Profile of Prophet Jeremiah
Birth
Childhood
Early years as a preacher
Later years as a preacher
Final years
Suffering
Evaluation
Topic 9: Job
Job’s legal defense
Concept of “friend”
Topic 10: Psalms
The world of the “I” in the Psalms
Songs of Prayer and Thanksgiving
Topic 11: The Source of Wisdom
Job 28:1-28
Isaiah 28:23-29
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